Jean Pascal vs. Chad Dawson
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| Date | 14 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC, IBO and vacant The Ring light heavyweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pascal defeated Dawson by 11th round technical decision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jean Pascal vs. Chad Dawson was a professional boxing match contested on 14 August 2010, for the WBC, IBO, and The Ring light heavyweight championship.[1]
Background
[edit]Since winning the WBC light heavyweight title against Adrian Diaconu,[2] Jean Pascal had made two successful defences, in the second of which, a rematch with Diaconu had resulted in him requiring arthroscopic surgery for his right shoulder.[3]
Unbeaten Dawson had previously held two versions of the Light heavyweight title, winning WBC against Tomasz Adamek in 2007, before vacating it to face IBF and IBO champion Antonio Tarver in October 2008, instead of facing his mandatory Diaconu.[4] He defeated Tarver by unanimous decision to win the title and in the rematch before giving it up to have a rematch with Glen Johnson rather than face his mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud.[5] His victory made him the WBC interim titleholder.[6]
In June 2010, Pascal re-signed a multi-million dollar contract with promoter Groupe Yvon Michel, the most lucrative ever given out to a boxer in Quebec boxing history. It stated that he was guaranteed $1,050,000 to defend his title against Chad Dawson, as well as another $1,500,000 guaranteed in the following fight. Pascal became the first Canadian boxer to receive more than a million dollars for a fight in Canada.[7]
The champion Pascal was a 4–1 underdog.[8][9]
The fight
[edit]Pascal used movement and quick flurries to pick up round, with Dawson appearing unwilling to trade blows with the champion.[10] Pascal staggered Dawson in the seventh round and appear to hurt him in the ninth. Dawson started the eleventh round strongly, as he backed up Pascal with a left upper cut prompting the champion to clinch to stop the attack. This caused an accidental clash of heads which opened up a gash over Dawson's right eye. The ringside doctor examined the gash and decided that Dawson could not continue. As a result, the bout went to the scorecards. Two judges scored the bout 106–103 and the other had it 108–101 all in favour of Pascal giving him a unanimous technical decision victory[11][12][13] HBO's Harold Lederman had the bout scored 106–103 for Pascal.
Aftermath
[edit]Speaking in the ring after the bout Pascal said "I knew with my speed in the ring I could beat Chad Dawson, I was not tired. I knew Chad was tired. I thought 'let him throw punches and I will get him at the end of the rounds'." Dawson claimed that he was repeatedly held and butted by Pascal, saying "We both fought a great fight, he was holding and head-butting me all night. I didn't complain, not one time." He also claimed that he would have stopped Pascal had the bout continued; "I was on the way to stopping him and he knew that, before they stopped the fight, I had him hurt. We had two more rounds to fight."[14]
Despite having a rematch clause, Pascal was permitted another bout beforehand, with Lucian Bute, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe and Nathan Cleverly either mentioned or seen as potential options.[15][16]
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[17]
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Canada |
Canal Indigo |
 Hungary |
DigiSport |
 Poland |
Polsat |
 United States |
HBO |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jean Pascal vs. Chad Dawson". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Pascal beats Diaconu". Eurosport. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Pascal defenats Diaconu to keep 175-pound title". FOX Sports. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (2008-10-11). "Dawson thrashes Tarver to wrest light heavyweight title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (2009-05-27). "Dawson vacates title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "Dawson Outpoints Johnson Again". BoxingNews365. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ Morin, Vincent. "WBC's Pascal inks million dollar deal | Other Sports | Sports". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ Kelley, Fred. "Chad "Not So Bad" Dawson Defeated By Jean Pascal After 11 Rounds". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Preview of Chad Dawson vs. Jean Pascal". Fox Sports. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Vester, Mark (August 14, 2010). "Jean Pascal Upsets Chad Dawson, Unifies WBC/IBO Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Jean Pascal keeps title on points". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Nick Tylwalk (15 August 2010). "Jean Pascal vs. Chad Dawson: Round By Round Results and Analysis". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Pascal survives Dawson test". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Jean Pascal beats Chad Dawson to keep WBC title". BBC. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Dawson played it safe and paid the price vs. Pascal". ringtv.com. The Ring. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Nathan Cleverly eyes Jean Pascal after Chad Dawson win". BBC. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".